The Columbus journal., 1887-10-12
The Strongest and Best.

ton Friday was guarantee OF victory
at the polls and that the management of
the affairs of Platte county will fall in
honest and trustworthy hands. The
ticket is clean and as capable ticket,
from top to bottom, as has ever been
put before tho people, and the sole OBJ
ject of the convention seemed to be, not
how can We score point and win
nomination for certain candidate, but
to the contrary, which is the better and
most capable man and what action shall
we take to the more fully meet the
wishes of the people. We have not the
information at hand to give personal
history of the candidates who appear at
the head of our columns, but they are
all old residents of the county, and are
known to be strong and capable men,
each for the Office for which they were
selected.
GUS. G. BECHER
needs no endorsement from lis. for he is
known to he one of the most prompt and
thorough business men in Platte county,
and if placed in the treasurer's Office
the people will have the satisfaction of
knowing their county interests are in the
care of one of the most competent ac-
cOuntants and business men in the
county. He IS not only prompt, thorough
and capable in business, but he IS
Obliging, genial, pleasant and social
which are all desirable qualifications for
a county official. Becher's election is
beyond bOubt. Everybody knows
NC. BLoEDoRN,
our candidate for sheriff, who has grown
to manhood and spent the better part of
his life in Platte county, and who is AS
popular as he is well known. In all his
years in our midst, conducting rs he has
a lively business interest, there is not
one man to say he has ever done dis
honorable or mean act, and with a heart
as big and generous as it is brave and
kind, ever prompting him to magnani-
nous and noble deeds, there is not
man within the borders of our county
who will 90 further or do more to Oblige
q neighbor or assist friend than NJ. G.
BloedOrn, OF Humphrey. Capable, hon.
est, popular and qualified the Fates
have decreed that he shall be next
sheriff of Platte county.
/ HI. HUDSON,
our nominee for county Judge has lived
and withstood the wintry blasts on the
cold and treeless plains of Nebraska for
10 these thirty years. He is the pioneer
of pioneers; before city, county or state
had boundaries and organization he was
here, and he has never been given a
trust or charge that he did not execute
with ability and fidelity, and the faith
full old citizen will be honored with a
complimentary and majority vote for
his long and useful life in our county.
L. J. CRAMER,
the superintendent of the Columbus
schools was asked and entreated by men
who have the educational interests of
the county at heart to accept of the
nomination for county superintendent
His position as teacher is as good as the
Office rendered him by the convention.
and he reluctantly consented, as poll
tics has no charms for him. He is every
whit q gentleman, and possesses the
qualifications mentally, morally and So
cially to place the schools of Platte
county on q more elevated and better |
plan and would do honor to our schools, |
honor to our county and honor to him
self, and he is a worthy candidate for
your support and suffrage. If our
readers expect him to succeed to the
superintendency through the same ques-
tionable mode of electioneering as has
done service in the past in this county
he will never be the guardian of our
schools, but If the people are looking
for an educated, refined and capable |
officer, and desirous of having a gentle
man to superintend the educational in
terests Of our children L. ]. Cramer is |
such q man.
GEO. g. TRUMAN
is without doubt the best surveyor in |
Platte county, and why wouldn't It be a |
good idea to elect one who is thorough |
and learned in every branch and detail |
of the business.
HENRY RICKERT,
the candidate for county clerk, was
warmly endorsed by the convention as
. man emipently qualified for the posi-